Profile

Name: Susan Tan
Designation: Deputy Director
Telephone: 6516 3873
Email: elctans@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #02-18 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Academic Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • AssoDip. TESOL, Trinity College London, UK
  • AssoDip. TESOL, University of Sheffield, UK
  • M.A. (Distinction), National University of Singapore, Singapore

Awards

  • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2010-2011
  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2010-2011
  • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2008-2009
  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2008-2009
  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2007-2008

Modules/Courses Taught

  • ENV1202 Communications for Environmental Studies
  • SP1202 Communicating with the Academy
  • ES5000 Graduate English Course (Basic Level)
  • ES1301 English for Academic Purposes (Science)
  • PE5002 Graduate English Course (Advanced Level)
  • PE5001(B) Graduate English Course (Listening and Speaking)
  • PE5001(A) Graduate English Course (Intermediate Level)

Research Interests

  • Testing and Assessments
  • Academic Writing

Publications

  • Lee, G.L. and Tan, S. (2008).  Effective College Reading. McGraw Hill.

Research Grants

  • CDTL Teaching Enhancement Grant (2011) for a study on Enhancing test validity: Using the many-facets Rasch model for analyzing rater-reliability and rater errors.

Seminars & Conferences

  • Tan, S., Seow, R. and Aryadoust, V. (2012) Evidence for reliability and validity of dichotomous tests: Application of the Rasch model. Paper presented at International Conference on English Language Teaching in ASEAN Universities (ICELT) 30 November- 1 December, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

  • Tan, S. Chew, M.L., Engelhard, G. and Wind, S. (2012) Evaluating the Quality of Ratings in Writing Assessment: Indices from Rasch Measurement Theory. Paper Presented at Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium, 6-9 August 2012, Jiaxing, China

  • Tan, S. and Chew, M. L. (2011) Enhancing test reliability using the many-facet Rasch model. Paper presented at Teaching and Learning In Higher Education (TLHE) Conference, 6-9 December, 2011, Singapore

  • Tan, S. and Chew, M. L. (2011) Using the Many Facets Rasch Model to enhance the reliability of qualitative assessment. Paper presented at MOE-ELIS Conference, 6-7 September, 2011, Singapore

  • Tan, S and Wu, S.M. (2011) Anchoring raters in a large-scale assessment using the Many facets Rasch Model. Paper presented at the Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium, 11-13 July, 2011, Singapore

  • Wu, S.M., Lee, K.C. and Tan, S. The development of a large scale writing course for Science undergraduates. Paper presented at the 42nd RELC International Seminar, 23-25 April 2007, Singapore